Blessing in the Chaos

Blessing in the Chaos

Sometimes as a pastor, I’m asked to give a blessing if I attend a gathering. At a wedding, I’ll be asked to offer a blessing for a newly married couple, or at the Thanksgiving dinner table, I’ll be asked to bless the meal (even when gathering with my...
Times of Wild Transition

Times of Wild Transition

“I keep my eyes always on the Lord.    With God at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” Psalm 16:8  Over the summer my wife, my mother-in-law, a handful of movers, and I made the journey from Chicago to Madison as my wife, Andrea, and I began the next phase of our...
Starting College?  Pack a Quarantine “Go-Bag”

Starting College? Pack a Quarantine “Go-Bag”

If you are starting college this year and living in a dorm, it might be a good idea to pack an emergency COVID-19 bag in case you have to go into a quarantine or isolation space. The possibility exists that you may test positive, and have to leave your dorm for a...

Connection During a Pandemic

Dear Friends, It was wonderful to connect with some of you last week over Zoom, text, facebook messenger, or email. Hearing about how you are faring, and being brought out of the isolation of my own thoughts and feelings gives me strength and hope. This week, I read...

What a long, strange week

Dear Friends, What a long and strange week it has been since we sent an email last week to let you know about our plans to respond to COVID-19 at Lutheran Campus Ministry. I am sure that your spring breaks were not what you had been hoping and planning for, and I...

LCM Response to COVID-19

Dear Lutheran Campus Ministry Community, In these confusing and troubling times, we want to update you on how Lutheran Campus Ministry is responding to COVID-19 and the changes in UW campus protocol. We encourage you to check social media and emails regularly as the...